Recaps

Zhao Nan advanced to Saint-level through his study of Wind mysteries, then traveled to the Hyde Clan and chose Ace Hyde as his disciple. He left with Ace and set out toward the Northern Territory to find the five Amanda brothers.

• Zhao Nan taught Linley the Visualization Technique, then left Wushan Town and decided to seek disciples from the other Four Ultimate Warriors’ clans.
• Zhao Nan joined a caravan bound for the Hanmu Kingdom and reached Level Nine as a mage during the journey.
• When Wind Wolves attacked the caravan, Zhao Nan discovered a powerful variation of Wind Blade and advanced to Saint-level by comprehending the Wind Element and Wind Space mysteries.
• Zhao Nan caught up with the caravan, reached Muhan City, and traveled to the Hyde Clan, where he asked to choose a young member as his disciple.
• Zhao Nan selected Ace Hyde, whose talent and unawakened Violet Flame Warrior bloodline stood out, and agreed to take him away from the clan.
• Vincent Hyde entrusted Ace to Zhao Nan, who promised to care for the boy and return him when he could stand on his own.
• Zhao Nan flew away with Ace, then chose to seek the five Amanda brothers in the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory and set off toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Zhao Nan gathered new disciples, trained them, and helped Linley and Hogg awaken their Dragonblood Warrior bloodlines. As the group prepared for the next stage of Linley’s journey, Linley began trying to win the trust of the newborn Shadow Mouse Bebe.

• Zhao Nan trained Ace in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, then traveled to Muqiu Duchy and recruited the Barker Five Brothers after revealing their Undying Warrior heritage.
• Zhao Nan obtained the Undying Secret Manual from Cesar, trained the brothers, and brought them to Wushan Town, where he awakened Doehring Cowart from Linley’s Coiling Dragon Ring.
• Zhao Nan advanced his Earth Laws and warrior cultivation, killed a purple-robed Magus who threatened Wushan Town, and drove off the Saint-level challengers Tyrone and Rudy.
• Zhao Nan found Blue Heart Grass and Sathius in Misty Canyon, recruited Sathius as a disciple, and brought him to Wushan Town.
• Linley and Hogg took Blue Heart Grass and Sathius’s blood, awakened their Dragonblood Warrior bloodlines, and tested their enhanced strength.
• Zhao Nan arranged for Hogg, Wharton, and the Barker Five Brothers to train in Misty Canyon while Linley and Ace prepared to take the Ernst Institute entrance tests.
• Linley discovered the newborn Shadow Mouse Bebe near the Baruch Clan ancestral hall, and Doehring Cowart explained how Linley might win its trust.
• Linley offered Bebe a raw rabbit while Zhao Nan watched from the back mountain, but Bebe remained wary.

Zhao Nan gathered disciples, taught them, and pursued his own cultivation until he became a God of Fate. He returned to his students and allies, set plans in motion against the Radiant Church, and began training Linley, Ace, Bebe, and Sathius in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Linley and Ace entered the Ernst Institute, while Bebe formed an Equality Contract with Linley and became Zhao Nan’s disciple.
• Zhao Nan took his disciples to Misty Canyon, taught Sathius about cultivation beyond the Saint level, and later recruited Olivier as an apprentice.
• Zhao Nan visited the Hyde Clan for the Purple Flame Secret Manual, then returned to Ernst Institute and reunited with Linley, Ace, Bebe, and Sathius.
• Zhao Nan trained with Hogg and the Bark Five Brothers, entered a long enlightenment, and became a God of Fate through External Godhood.
• Beirut revealed his connection to Bebe and offered to help Zhao Nan pursue a Sovereign Spark, while Zhao Nan learned more about the Seven Elemental Laws.
• Zhao Nan told Hogg that the Radiant Church was connected to his wife’s death, brought Hogg and the Bark Five Brothers to Ernst, and urged Linley and Ace to train for their goals.
• Zhao Nan secured O’Brien’s loyalty and protection for his disciples, then traveled toward the Chaotic Territory as Hogg and the Bark Five Brothers prepared to establish themselves there.
• Zhao Nan used Fate-based illusions to train Linley, Ace, Bebe, and Sathius in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, then began a three-month training regimen.

Zhao Nan guided the Ultimate Empire’s expansion while cultivating and gathering powerful disciples, as Linley and his allies defeated the churches and began conquering the continent. The empire’s campaign reached the Far East Prairie, where Bebe’s rat horde overwhelmed its army.

• Hogg and the Bark Five Brothers began expanding near the Forest of Darkness, and Gates seized Black Earth City before Boone took Tu'er City.
• Zhao Nan comprehended the Four Edicts, trained Gates to Saint level, and helped Hogg and the others establish the Ultimate Empire with Linley and his friends in key roles.
• Gates occupied the Magic Crystal Mine, where Zhao Nan discovered a hidden micro-plane, while Linley trained in Misty Canyon and claimed a Purple Longsword from Sathius's cave.
• Linley’s discovery freed Dylan, whom Zhao Nan made his disciple, and Dylan established a Magical Beast Empire that conquered the western half of the continent.
• Zhao Nan formed a Destruction Clone and advanced his Earth Law cultivation as Doehring Cowart became a god, and meanwhile, the Radiant and Darkness Churches gathered a vast army against the Ultimate Empire.
• The Ultimate Empire repelled the churches at Beihe City, accepted the Darkness Church’s surrender, and Linley killed Gilmer and Wesport after the Radiant Church attacked.
• Linley abolished both churches and began expanding the empire, while Zhao Nan gathered worshippers and sent Bebe to command the Forest of Darkness’s rats.
• Bebe led the rat horde into the Far East Prairie, where Linley rejected Tulilei’s attempted withdrawal deal and ordered the rats to attack as the army began to flee.